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The purpose of this research is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the individual personalities by studying the correlation between the four preference scales of the MBTI Form K and the five factors of the NEO-PI-R, and between 20 multi-subscales of the MBTI Form K and 30 subscales of the NEO-...

The purpose of this research is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the individual personalities by studying the correlation between the four preference scales of the MBTI Form K and the five factors of the NEO-PI-R, and between 20 multi-subscales of the MBTI Form K and 30 subscales of the NEO-PI-R. The research subjects were 319 adults and MBTI Form K and NEO-PI-R were used as the testing tools. The results of the research are as follows; First, the following scales manifested statistically significant correlation to each other; E-I preference scale of the MBTI Form K with E scale of the NEO-PI-R, S-N to O, T-F to A, J-P to C. Second, there are high correlations between the 20 multi-subscales of the MBTI Form K and the 30 subscales of the NEO-PI-R when there are statistically significant correlations between the 4 preferences of the MBTI Form K and the 5 factors of the NEO-PI-R. Third, in spite of high correlations between scales of each instrument, the result of this research shows that there is no manifestation of a correlation between the T-F multi-subscales of the MBTI Form K and the Straightforwardness(A2) subscale of Agreeableness(A) scales of the NEO-PI-R. Moreover, there is a correlation between the Receiving and Contained subcales of E-I scales of the MBTI Form K and A2 subscale of A scales of the NEO-PI-R. Thus the study result indicates that a need to conduct an additional research on the T-F preference scale of the MBTI Form K in relation to A scales of the NEO-PI-R. In conclusion of this study is that the two instruments show a high correlations between subscales which are related to special characteristics of a human personality.

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